Can the ICEWIM Community launch a brand that makes cold water immersion mainstream?
Daily immersion in cold water is not only one of the simplest ways to improve your physical and mental health, but the like-minded...
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ICEWIM
- Jan 27, 2021
- 5 min
Come on in! The exhilarating joy of outdoor ice-bathing
The popularity of outdoor swimming has soared during lockdown. These bathers are even breaking the ice to go for an endorphin-releasing...
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ICEWIM
- Jan 22, 2021
- 8 min
What Happens to the Body in Cold Water with Dr Heather Massey
Dr Heather Massey is a researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth (Extreme Environments Laboratory, School of Sport,...
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ICEWIM
- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
Why Russia's Vladimir Putin Took A Dip In Icy Water, Wearing Nothing But Swimming Trunks
Russian state television broadcast footage of Putin, with the air temperature at minus 14 Celsius (6.8 Fahrenheit), removing a sheepskin...
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ICEWIM
- Jan 13, 2021
- 5 min
So You Want To Start Wild Swimming? // A Cold Water Guide
So you want to start cold water swimming but the furthest you’ve got is dipping your toes in in August? You’re scared of the sea? You...
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ICEWIM
- Jan 8, 2021
- 6 min
Swimming in Very Cold Water Keeps Me Sane
Maybe at another time in human history I would have cared about the health benefits, but at this point, I’m like, what does “good for...
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ICEWIM
- Jan 5, 2021
- 9 min
'Euphoric': Why is there a boom in sea swimming, and is it good for you?
During lockdown, chief AFL writer Jake Niall girded his loins and swam in the sea. He and his gang of “aquanauts” were not the only ones....
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ICEWIM
- Jan 3, 2021
- 13 min
Cold is dangerous and deadly, yet it defines us. Can we embrace this winter of discontent?
People who endure the chilliest climes, from Inuit and ice-swimmers to pioneers of physics and climatology, say a little discomfort is a...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 28, 2020
- 4 min
The Benefits of Cold Water Swimming For Depression
I’ve struggled with depression for most of my life but over the last few months I’ve found dealing with the darker moments even more...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 28, 2020
- 5 min
How To Start Cold Water Swimming
Since sharing my love for cold water swimming I’ve had a few people tell me that they’d like to give it a go but the thought of getting...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
How cold-water swimming saved me
The chilly sea off New York’s Long Island has never felt so welcoming — or necessary — as during lockdown. There is nothing to be done...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 20, 2020
- 9 min
The big chill: the health benefits of swimming in ice water
Ice ice baby: cold-water swimming at the Men’s Pond in Hampstead, north London. Photograph: Michael Walter/Troika Why would anyone jump...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 16, 2020
- 12 min
The brrr-illiant health benefits of cold exposure
“Good morning!” a sturdy foreign voice booms down the phone. “Is the sun out?” It is, but it’s certainly not warm. I know because I’m on...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 12, 2020
- 6 min
'Blue Mind': Why being near the water makes you happy
A day at the beach brings joy to visitors of all ages. Those who love to vacation by oceans, lakes and even swimming pools can attest to...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
Near-death experience leads to innovative line of swimwear for cold-water swimmers.
At the beginning of 2019 Ruben Vanhees (34) was abducted and robbed by a local gang in Medellin (Colombia) after a fake date. He would...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 7, 2020
- 5 min
Fékk nýstárlega viðskiptahugmynd eftir að hafa staðið andspænis dauðanum
Í byrjun árs 2019 varð Belginn Ruben Vanheen fyrir hræðilegri reynslu þar sem hann var staddur á ferðalagi í Medellin í Kólumbíu....
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ICEWIM
- Dec 7, 2020
- 6 min
Lessons In Badassery - Birna Hrönn: Ice Swimmer
What does it feel like to swim wetsuit-free in ice-cold water surrounded by glaciers? For Icelandic ice swimmer Birna Hrönn it’s a form...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 4, 2020
- 4 min
'Wintering' Is Painful, But Embracing The Cold Makes It Hurt Less
We've reached the time of year where the days are getting shorter and colder, but that's no reason to retreat from the world. The English...
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ICEWIM
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Outside Guide: Mysterious water
Water. Required for survival by all living things. That is what we teach our “littles” in school, therefore we grow up learning the...
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ICEWIM
- Nov 26, 2020
- 6 min
Could The Wim Hof Method Help You Thrive In Business?
A Dutch extreme athlete, famous for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures, and breaking world records along the way; Wim Hof is...
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